Dva (album)

Dva
Studio album by Emika
Released	10 June 2013 (2013-6-10)
Recorded	Česká Televize Deafkid Studios EMusik Ljova Studio Wilding Sounds Studio
Genre	Electronic
Length	60:30
Label	Ninja Tune
Producer	Emika
Emika chronology
Emika (2011) Dva (2013) Klavírní (2015)
Singles from Dva
"Searching" Released: 12 April 2013 [1] "Centuries" Released: 28 June 2013 [2]

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	64/100 [3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[4]
Exclaim!	7/10 [5]
Metro	[6]
musicOMH	[7]
No Ripcord	6/10 [8]
Pitchfork Media	5.9/10 [9]
PopMatters	6/10 [10]
The Quietus	mixed [11]
Resident Advisor	3/5 [12]
The Skinny	[13]

Dva (stylised form: DVA) is the second studio album by English musician Emika. It was released on 10 June 2013 by Ninja Tune Records. ^[14] The album's title derives from the Czech word for "two". ^{[5] [15]}

Track listing

All tracks are written by Emika, except where noted

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Hush Interlude" (featuring Michaela Šrůmová)	1:50
2.	"Young Minds"	3:30
3.	"She Beats"	3:57
4.	"Filters"	4:01
5.	"After the Fall"	4:47
6.	"Sing to Me"	4:12
7.	"Dem Worlds"	4:07
8.	"Primary Colours"	4:07
9.	"Sleep with My Enemies"	4:47
10.	"Wicked Game" (Chris Isaak)	3:55
11.	"Fight for Your Love"	3:49
12.	"Mouth to Mouth"	6:27
13.	"Searching"	4:08
14.	"Centuries"	3:29
15.	"Criminal Gift"	3:24

iTunes Store bonus track ^[16]

No.	Title	Length
16.	"Murmer"	2:12

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Dva. ^[17]

• Emika – vocals, engineering, mixing, production
• Paul Batson – arrangement ("Hush Interlude", "Dem Worlds")
• B.M. Horska – translation ("Hush Interlude")
• Michaela Šrůmová – soprano vocals ("Hush Interlude")
• The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra – strings ("Hush Interlude", "Dem Worlds")
• Miriam Němcová – conducting ("Hush Interlude", "Dem Worlds")
• Jan Holzner – engineering ("Hush Interlude", "Dem Worlds")
• Stáňa Vomáčková – translator ("Hush Interlude", "Dem Worlds")
• James Fitzpatrick – orchestra contractor ("Hush Interlude", "Dem Worlds")
• Tom Wilding – trumpet ("Young Minds")
• Ljova – viola, viola composition ("Primary Colours", "Mouth to Mouth")
• Christopher Lockington (Deafkid) – guitar, guitar composition ("Criminal Gift")
• Hank Shocklee – executive production
• Jo-Ann Nina – executive production management
• Hue Jah Fink – mastering
• Michael Hain – design, layout
• Madison – photography
• Simon Skevington – A&R

References

1. "Searching – EP by Emika". iTunes Store UK. Apple. 12 April 2013. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
2. "Centuries – Single by Emika". iTunes Store UK. Apple. 28 June 2013. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
3. "DVA – Emika". Metacritic. CBS Interactive . Retrieved 1 July 2013.
4. Lymangrover, Jason. "DVA – Emika". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation . Retrieved 1 July 2013.
5. Ranta, Alan (10 June 2013). "Emika – Dva". Exclaim! . Retrieved 1 July 2013.
6. Hooton, Christopher; Macpherson, Alex (7 June 2013). "Howlin by Jagwar Ma, Planta by CSS, Dva by Emika: New albums". Metro . Associated Newspapers . Retrieved 15 September 2013.
7. Young, Martyn (10 June 2013). "Emika – Dva". musicOMH . Retrieved 15 September 2013.
8. Wragg, Stephen (4 July 2013). "Emika: DVA". No Ripcord. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
9. Finlayson, Angus (17 June 2013). "Emika: Dva". Pitchfork Media . Retrieved 15 September 2013.
10. Kennedy, Al (18 July 2013). "Emika: DVA". PopMatters . Retrieved 15 September 2013.
11. Foster, Matthew (20 June 2013). "Emika: DVA". The Quietus . Retrieved 15 September 2013.
12. Ryce, Andrew (10 June 2013). "Emika – Dva". Resident Advisor . Retrieved 15 September 2013.
13. Gieben, Bram E. (31 May 2013). "Emika – Dva". The Skinny . Radge Media. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
14. "Dva / Emika / Releases". Ninja Tune . Retrieved 15 September 2013.
15. DJ Pangburn (17 June 2013). "Emika On Producing Dva, Fighting Oppression, and Being Inspired by Czech Surrealism". MTV Iggy. Viacom International . Retrieved 15 September 2013.
16. "DVA (Bonus Track Version) by Emika". iTunes Store UK. Apple. 7 June 2013. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
17. Dva (CD liner notes). Emika. Ninja Tune. 2013. ZENCD199.